Improvement in head-rests



W; B. TAYLOR.

Head-Rest.

Patented Nov. as, 1879,

VVABREN B, TAYLOR, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN HEAD-RESTS.

Specification formingpart of Letters Patent No. 221,752, dated November18, 1879; application filed July 19,1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WVARREN B. TAYLOR, of Cleveland, in the county ofOuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Head-Bests; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the construction andoperation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the. lettersand figures ofreference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a perspective of myhead-rest, and Fig. 2 is a view showing the same folded.

My invention relates to detachable and folding head-rests for car-seats,chairs, and similar articles and it consists in certain peculiarities ofconstruction, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth, and pointedout in the claims.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate myinvention.

A represents a head, of any suitable dimensions, having the ends of abent rod or wire, B, fastened therein, said bent rod or wire extendingdownward from the head, as shown, forming a jaw, to be placed on oneside of the seat-back. The opposite jaw is formed of a similar bent rodor wire, B, the ends of which are fastened in a head, A, and this headmoves upon two horizontal guide-rods, a a, permanently secured in andprojecting from the head A. 1

O is a screw, which is screwed through the head A, and its inner endswiveled in the head A, its outer end being provided with a knob, D. Byturning this knob the head A,

with the jaw B, may be moved inward, so that the two jaws B B will clampthe seatback and be held firmly in position. Through the head are alsopassed the ends of a bent rod or wire, E, the ends of which extendupward. above the head for a suitable distance. Between these ends ofthe rod E is pivoted a cross-bar, F, to each side of which are hingedthe rods G Gr, forming the frame for the headrest. a

H is the pad for the head-rest, the ends of said pad being formed withsockets I I, to slip over the outer ends of the rods G.

The IOdS Gr on each side are, preferably,

made in one piece, bent in rectangular form in the center, and the endshook-shaped to enter tubes in the sides of the crossbar F, thus formingthe hinge, as shown.

It will readily be seen that the frame and pad may be'turned over andfolded down between the heads A A and their respective jaws B B, so thatthe entire device may be carried in the pocket, if desired, and can beeasily opened out and applied for use as required.

In the head A, on each side of the center screw, 0, is pivoted a hook orhooked arm, I), which arms or braces are to be raised to a horizontalposition when the head-rest is to be adjusted to the seat-back.

The device may be adjusted to any height desired and held firmly in thedesired position.

I claim- 7 v 1. In a headrest, the combination, with two clamping-headsprovided with depending bow-'aws and a horizontal ad'ustin -screw,

which engages with both said heads, of a vertically'sliding supportconnected with one clamping-head and a head-frame connected to saidsupport, together with guide-rods secured to the front clamping-head,and on which the rear clamping-head has sliding,

movement, substantially as set forth.

2. In a head-rest, the combination, with two clamping-heads providedwith depending jaws, of a horizontal screw engaging with. both saidheads and angular arms pivoted to one clamping-head, respectively, onopposite sides of said screw, substantially as set forth.

3. In a head-rest, the combination, with two clamping-heads providedwith depending jaws and a screw engaging with both said heads, of avertically-adjustable support connected to one clamping-head, across-bar pivoted to the upper extremity of said support, and rodshinged, respectively, to opposite sides of said cross-bar, substantiallyas set forth.

4. In a headrest, the combination, with a vertically-adjustable supportand a cross-bar.

pivoted thereto, of side rods hinged to said cross-bar and a padprovided with sockets in which said side rods fit, substantially as setforth.

5. A head-rest consisting inthe combination, with two clamping-headsprovided with In testimony that I claim the above I have depending jawsand guide-rods which mainhereunto subscribed my name in the presencetially as set forth.

tain the latter in relative position, of arms of two Witnesses.

hinged to one clamping-head a vertically- {I T adjustable supportconuected to the other WARREN BURION TAYLOR the upper extremity of saidsupport, substan- OALVIN G. SUTLIFF,

clamping-head, and a head-frame pivoted to Vitnesses:

) CHARLES M. LooMIs.

